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November 19th, 2009 at 10:45am
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Xbox Live-based game show 1 vs. 100 begins its second season this evening in the States at 8PM EST/5PM PST. The second season is bringing a plethora of upgrades to the show, including unlockable dance moves and the chance of becoming a badge recipient as the 14-week season goes on. Oh yeah, there are also sweet, sweet Achievements.
We’re definitely curious to see how the second round goes, especially now that the chance of getting into the Mob or becoming The One is based on “score, score, score.” If you haven’t tried the game with your family, spouse or Xbox Live buddies yet, be sure to check it out.
Reminder: 1 vs. 100 Season 2 begins this evening originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 15th, 2009 at 06:30pm
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Feeling a little miffed at your lack of compensation for playing 1 vs. 100? That is, unless you’re one of the chosen ones, who, at some point during their lives, were anointed by unknown entity who deemed them worthy to appear in the big show. If you’re not part of this esteemed group, you’ll still be able to collect rewards for your playtime — yes, we’re talking about sweet ‘Cheevos, the full list of which can be found after the jump.
Fortunately, there’s no Achievement handed out for landing in The One’s seat. That might push the community’s more dedicated Achievement hunters to the brink of madness.
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1 vs. 100 Achievements revealed, you’ll need to be smarter originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 9th, 2009 at 11:30am
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If you’ve been missing your trivia fix on Xbox Live, you should be happy to learn that Microsoft has dated the second season of its Xbox Live quiz-’em-up, 1 vs 100. Expect the game to return on November 19 at 5:00 PDT, where it’ll dish out another 14 weeks’ worth of questions — and this time around, your chance to be The One or a part of The Mob will be determined by one thing: score.
Multiple-choice maniacs will be able to play the new season of 1 vs 100 on a daily basis through themed Extended Play sessions every night, including “Finish the Lyrics,” “80’s” night and — yes, we’re totally serious — “Vampires.” Finally, a theme night your 12-year-old sister can get behind!
Second season of Xbox Live’s 1 vs 100 starts Nov. 19 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 29th, 2009 at 03:45pm
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New information on Microsoft’s still free for now Xbox Live-based game show 1 vs. 100 has been a bit on the light side since the game’s initial release so many moons ago. The official 1 vs. 100 Blogs have detailed some new features of the game’s second season.
For one, rather than Avatars amorphously apparating on-stage, “The One” will strut down a central staircase right after dropping a fancy pose on the plebeians below. Players in the hot seat will also have their Xbox Live statuses automatically set to “Busy,” so as not to knock their concentration from the mind grape squeezing at hand. No details were revealed on when we might actually get to play more 1 vs. 100, unfortunately.
[Via Destructoid]
1 vs. 100 Season 2 details dished on dev blog originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 6th, 2009 at 12:15pm
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Speaking at the First Annual Microsoft Open House in NYC, Robbie Bach, president of the company’s entertainment and devices division, was touting the strength of the 360 platform. Along with the impressive news that the results of 425 million games had been crunched for matchmaking, Bach also said that Avatar clothing had been changed more than 150 million times. When you divide that by the 20 million Xbox Live users the company’s claiming, that’s … more than 7 changes each. We’re a bit worried about some of you.
Gang, please, keep your dignity intact: Set it once — walk away. It’s the only sane thing to do. Of course, Bach also said that 200,000 games of 1 vs. 100 were being played every weekend, so maybe you guys are just trying to get spiffed up for Chris Cashman. We hope it was worth it.
Microsoft: Avatar clothing changed 150 million times originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 22nd, 2009 at 10:58am
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Microsoft had a good summer, according to the company’s summary of Xbox Live events. 1 vs. 100 reached nearly 3 million gamers during its beta season by Microsoft’s estimates, and the Summer of Arcade Xbox Live Arcade promotion enjoyed a reported 200 percent growth in revenue over last year’s sales.
While Microsoft has already relished in Metroidvania success, a press release claims that Trials HD and Marvel vs. Capcom 2 also performed well in first-week sales; and both titles join Shadow Complex in the top five bestselling week-one XBLA games of all time. Sales were no doubt boosted by a cloudy economy that kept folks indoors and looking for inexpensive entertainment. Microsoft capitalized, too, by raising the average price of its Summer of Arcade titles.
During last year’s promotion, three of the five Summer of Arcade games were priced at $10, but this year, only two of the five were $10 — the other three costing $15 apiece. (It’s unclear if Microsoft counts Battlefield 1943’s sales toward revenue growth; the $15 title was not technically part of Summer of Arcade this year.)
Microsoft also saw success in its bold, new free entertainment department. 1 vs. 100 averaged more than half a million users during each of the game show’s live sessions. According to Microsoft, the game’s near “three-million” downloads within its 13-week availability places 1 vs. 100 within the top ten downloads in Xbox Live history. If we’ve learned anything on this gloomy fall morning, it’s that people like summer gaming and Microsoft has way too many “top” lists cluttering up its offices.
XBLA Summer of Arcade sales grow 200% originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 24th, 2009 at 06:30pm
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Xbox Live’s 1 vs. 100 has a unique premise among console games. Rather than charge Xbox Live members for the ability to play, the “show” is supported by advertisements, which occasionally break up the gameplay. In some ways, it’s a perk of being an Xbox Live Gold member, as Silver members are locked out of the virtual studio. That said, it looks like Microsoft might be reconsidering the strategy behind the game.
A Joystiq tipster sent us the image seen above, which was supposedly taken from a survey on MyThoughtCounts.com. The survey asks quite simply, “If 1 vs 100 were not available as part of your Gold Membership account, how likely would you be to purchase 1 vs 100 for $15 per season (13 weeks)?” If the survey is genuine, 1 vs. 100 might not be free after all. Is this what the Season Pass was all about?
We’re not sure what would trigger such a change of heart: perhaps the prize model isn’t as viable as Microsoft had hoped, or perhaps the number of viewers is lower than expected. Of course, it’s only a survey, and it certainly isn’t a confirmation that 1 vs. 100 will see any significant changes at all.
We’ve contacted Microsoft regarding the possibility and will update this post with any new info.
Update: We’ve heard back from Microsoft, which — unsurprisingly — didn’t directly address the survey or potential pay-to-play model for XBL Silver members. You can read the full MS statement after the break.
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Rumor: Survey gauges interest in pay-to-play 1 vs. 100 [update] originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 17th, 2009 at 04:30pm
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The first season of the Xbox Live game show sensation that’s sweeping the nation is drawing to a close — if you’ve yet to check out 1 vs 100, Microsoft is pulling out all the stops during its last week on the air (August 22 – 29) to try and suck you in. Among the attractions is a free chance for Silver subscribers to try the game out during its last weekend run, and guest appearances by Shadow Complex creative director Donald Mustard, GamerchiX, Major Nelson and internet nerd darling Felicia Day.
Microsoft also released a number of statistics regarding the game’s success — more than 2.5 million people across the globe have downloaded 1 vs 100, and more than one million Microsoft Points have been handed out to the game’s participants. None went to us, though. We tend to crack under interrogative pressure.
1 vs 100 statistics, upcoming events detailed originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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August 5th, 2009 at 08:45pm
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Penny Arcade’s Mike “Gabe” Krahulik has announced that he and Jerry “Tycho” Holkins will be special guests on Xbox Live’s 1 vs 100 this Friday evening. During the live show, set to begin at 7pm PT / 10pm ET, Gabe and Tycho will be online along with the usual host, Chris Cashman. Krahulik notes that the show will include some Penny Arcade related questions and players will be able to call in with questions for the webcomic creators. Also, given the timing, we’re fairly certain there will be at least a little PAX talk.
Who knows, with the Penny Arcade crew on deck, maybe we’ll see a few episodes of Penny Arcade Adventures given away as prizes. Speaking of, might we suggest you call in and ask when we can expect Episode 3?
1 vs 100 welcomes Penny Arcade this Friday originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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July 28th, 2009 at 12:15pm
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Sure, we could sit up here and do our usual Xbox Live Top 10 thing: Major Nelson posted the Xbox Live activity for last week. Halo 3, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty: World at War and Gears of War 2 were winners, and XBLA’s most-played game was Battlefield 1943. All is as we expect with the world. However, we feel the Xbox Live Top 10 has a much more notable characteristic this week: 1 vs 100!
Major confirms that Xbox Live’s game show will now be incorporated into the weekly lists. We’re anxious to see if it will perform better in the future — not that seventh place is a bad debut.
Xbox Live Top 10: 1 vs 100 joins the fray originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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